Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-02-04


river, starting early in the morning, and an
chored near Maryland Point On Saturds,
Ne went down as far as Lower Maehsdoc, an
went to anchor there about IL o'clock tina
night Sunday morning, We got uader wa
about 5 o'clock.
Where were you when you killed Captai
DiTon' suppose it was three or four nil,
out from the Virginia shsrs 10 the Potoras
river ! made up my mind to kiln him o
Saturday night, and when he went down /
ths cabin to light his pipe Sunday mornn
after we got under way left the pun
where was at work, and got stick Of GA
cord wood that was laying on the trunk au
stood waiting for him to come on deck; as h
came up the steps | struck him on che side {
the head and he fell back in the cabin wit
his head on the left locker | let him lay Their
shout ten minutes, aud then took rope AM
put it around his neck, dragged him on
acrosG the deck TO the rail ard then LITE,
him up and threw him ~erboard. lie groane,
once after | got him on deck After beinl
thrown overheard lie came up onc
struggling, moving his hand up an,
down and then sank did not Sc,
/ him any more then turned the head o
I the vessel for Breton's Bay in St. Mary.
count7, snd went down in the cabin, to los.
for msney or anything that could nnd thai
would he OF auy accosnt 10 me got two
shirts, two coats aud II vest, some tobacco,
five hoIes matches, comb, backing brush
and backing, looking glass aud clock, AID
pat them in nj! ssteheI GOT in money out
Of the cupboard 81 a. When got near
Higgins Point lowered the jill, lei 30 the an.
Choir, got in the yaNl aud went ashore.
went first to the house Of II colored woman
that knew-a Mrs. Briscoe, aud got nv
breakfast STAYED At Society lllI aud in
that ncighborhood until Wednesday, and then
started for Lcon4rdtowu to get on the steam
er Thompson 10 go home reached there
early "Wednesday night, saving with me two
colored men and two cootcd women WEI stop
ped as We pissed through the town at a bar
and got something 10 drink, saw NJ.
Graves, the deputy sheriff, as We cam
through and AS he did not arrest me frIt
safe. We then went down to the wharf and
went aboard the Thompson atonee aud MS
lying down when Mr.. Graves came FIR ID
and carried me to Jill a.
Did the Captain strike OF quarrel with
you while ON your way down the river? liz
never struck ne, but scollei me s1me, a.
said ONE he would carry tue down the river,
but did not kulS that he w,ni
nriup me hack; that he would either kark
ne in ih- hc,d or throw me over board.
From what you s,w OF the Captain dill ron
think he intended to DO what he said and do
tou harm 80, 81 dill not Think h.
would was not ,f-aid Of him. Well, uha
made you conclude to kill him on S,tudA,
nIehH Was il for the money you thought ron
would get No, sir; it is true thought Of
money, but KILLED him because did not
like him. Were you mad about any partc-
uIar thing when you made up your mind to
kill him. No, sir; | went in the cabin before
the Captain did on Saturday night and was
asleep before he left the deck
Did you search the captains pockets after
you had killed him did not. | knew that
he did not carry his money in them. His
knife fell out Of his pocket, picked it up and
put il in mine aud gave it to boy at one of
the houses where ! stopped before went to
Leonardtown.
Did you not cut the Captains throat with
III No, indeed sir, did not, the gentlemen
who said his throat was cut were mistaken.
The statement you made to Mr.. Morgan in
Leouardtown that the Captain went down in
the cabin to get his gun to shoot you was
not tue? No, sir, it was not, he had no gun
aboard, ami hal no thought that meant
hm any harm
Did you or the Captain 60 ashore ia Alex
sndriA and take another man aboard? No,
sir, neither Of US went ashore, there never
was any other person aboard of the boat
while was on her, but the Captain and my
self
What have ted you isa true statensnt
Dir.
0fIatc the prisoner has shown considerable
peaitsncs and asked for a priest. One of tn.
Rev. Fathers at St. Thomas Church Father
Wallace was called and has since been a con-
'tNnt visitor to see the condemned man lie
Jays he has no fear of death itself, but the
bought Of the terrible hereafter is dreadful to .
lin. Il is believed that the prisoner will be
entenced at the approaching term of court,
which meets here on the third Monday of this
month. After the sentence he will be carried
o Leonardtown and executed, at such time
IS the Governor shall designate